Soulbook

Soulbook
Soulbook
Studio album by Rod Stewart
Released	17 October 2009
Recorded	2009
Studio	Celtic House (Los Angeles); Bill Schnee (Los Angeles); The Village (Los Angeles); Capitol (Hollywood); Royal (Memphis, Tennessee); Germano (New York City); 4 Seasons (Palm Beach, Florida); Morrisound (Tampa, Florida);
Genre	Soul
Length	47:13
Label	J
Producer	Steve Tyrell; Steven Jordan; Chuck Kentis;
Rod Stewart chronology

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	52/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
BBC Music	average
The Boston Globe	average
The Daily Telegraph
Digital Spy
Entertainment Weekly	C+
The Guardian
The New York Times	mixed
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
The Seattle Times	average

Soulbook is the 25th studio album by Rod Stewart. Like his previous five albums, Soulbook features Stewart singing old material; for this album he sings classic material from Motown and the soul genre. It was released on 17 October 2009 and was produced by Steve Tyrell, Steven Jordan and Chuck Kentis.

The album became Stewart's sixth consecutive album to debut in the top 5 on the US Billboard 200, peaking at number 4. It also found success in Canada and the UK, making it to number 3 on the Canadian Albums Chart and number 9 on the UK Albums Chart. Furthermore, the album featured at number 41 on the Canadian Albums year-end chart of 2010.